In less than 2 years, I completed renovating / decorating all the rooms in my house. I am proud of the work my parents and I did. To celebrate I hosted a small open-house style housewarming. I never thought of myself as a decorator and I still don’t but I was able to decorate my house to fit me and make it my dream house. I am glad the renovations are over, I will have more time to focus on other things. When guests visit my home they are impressed with my organization and decorating. I get a lot of comments that my house should be on HGTV.

DRINKS

Orange Water – Water with ice and sliced orange

Mulled Apple Cider – Used apple cider instead of juice, didn’t use maple syrup or rum

SWEETS / SNACKS

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls – I used white chocolate with blue food coloring and a sandwich bag to pipe on little butterflies.

Leaf Shaped Cookies – I made a paper template from the leaf on my Dining Room wallpaper. Frosted it with buttercream.

Mini Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting – Funfetti cake mix with homemade frosting and a sprinkle of pink sanding sugar.

Mini Apple Pie Cheesecakes – I halved the sugar in the cheesecake, did not include the brown sugar in the filling, didn’t use the sugar in the topping, and didn’t use the caramel sauce.

Soft Pretzel Bites

Buttered Popcorn – My mom made these with oil in a pot and added salt and butter. We served it in little paper containers I found at Hobby Lobby.

Apple Grape Cheese Kababs – I found the adorable squirrel picks at hobby lobby. I made an assortment of combinations.

ACTIVITIES

I gave tours to guests who had not seen the entire decorated house.

I made a list of questions about the decor for guests to search for the answers.

THANK YOU FAVORS

I printed out labels, attached to small paper bags and filled with assorted chocolate.